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From Horse Power to Rocket Power
A Beechgrove resident has published his memoire about living off the grid. A new memoir by Coffee County resident Paul McCarty offers a vivid, often humorous, firsthand account of these and many other true-life experiences from growing up on a small subsistence farm in central Kentucky during the 1940s and 1950s.

Pilgrimage Festival skipping 2026
The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival will be taking a pause in 2026, according to an announcement from festival organizers.

Kati McInturff: My Experience at 4-H Congress
Editor’s note: The following article written by our County Congress Reporter, Kati McInturff, and her experience at Tennessee 4-H Congress March 7-11.

Roberts said towards the end of vow renewal ceremony
Roberts said towards the end of vow renewal ceremony. “You have kept your promises and today you renew them out of a lifetime of devotion to one another. 75 years strong and still a reflection of God’s fateful love.”

Airport ups salaries for part-time workers
Part-time worker salaries have been increased at the Tullahoma Airport after it was warned the airport might have to shut down for lack of staffing partially due to pay that was less than the cook makes at Sonic.

AEDC at 75: Hap Arnold’s vision takes flight
A decade before Arnold Engineering Development Complex was dedicated and several years before the establishment of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold was in England to assess production during World War II.

OSF Bridge group appeal rejected
The Coffee County Chancery Court recently ruled to uphold a water alteration permit needed for an ongoing Old Stone Fort Bridge replacement project at the state park.

Bonnaroo unveils schedule for 2026 iteration
Bonnaroovians can now start making their plans on who to see as the performance schedules for this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival have been released.

Man drowns after falling overboard
A Tullahoma man drowned this past Sunday afternoon falling off his paddle craft at Tims Ford Lake in Moore County.

Piping on the Green this Saturday
Piping on the Green is set for its biggest event ever as the Highland Games will be incorporated into this year’s event, making the 12th annual exhibition a can’t-miss festival, all free and on the grounds of South Jackson Performing Arts Center.
